When trying to start Squawkbox, I get the following message:"Squawkbox was unable to initiate a multiplayer session. Squawkbox will not start."I did reinstall DirectX 9.0c, but that didn't help. I also found a winsockfix, but I got cold feet after reading all the warnings about how it affects the 'register', which is an area I try to avoid.I ran 'DXDIAG', and then the 'Test Direct Play' under the Network tab. This produced the attached screen with the indicated error.Does anyone have any idea how to resolve that error?Thanks a lot,Howard

Howard,With the information you provided my first impression is that this is being caused by XP's embedded firewall. Try disabling it at least long enough to retest the DXDiag multiplayer test. If that works try testing SquawkBox. If that also works then you will need to either turn off XP's firewall (there are mixed opinions on whether or not that is a good idea) or set up some exception rules to allow multiplayer connections.Mike

Mike, how do I disable the XP firewall?Thanks,

Hi Howard,I'll jump in here...Go to Control Panel/Security Center/Windows Firewall and set it off there.Hope this helps.

Thanks guys, well, turning off the firewall didn't solve the problem. I think I will try the windsock fix.